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cabergoline
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cabergoline /ca·ber·go·line/ (cah-ber´go-lēn) a dopamine receptor agonist used in the treatment of hyperprolactinemia.
cabergoline
[cah-ber′go-lēn]
a dopamine receptor agonist used in treatment of hyperprolactinemia, administered orally.
cabergoline [cah-ber´go-lēn]
a dopamine receptor agonist used in treatment of hyperprolactinemia; administered orally.
cabergoline
a dopamine antagonist that suppresses progesterone. Used to cause abortion in the bitch.
cabergoline
Dostinex® A selective, potent, long-acting dopamine antagonist that suppresses prolactin secretion and restores gonadal function in ♀ with hyperprolactinemic amenorrhea; it is more effective and better tolerated than bromocriptine
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Cabergoline, which is marketed under the trade name Dostinex, is approved by the Food and Drug Administration in pill form to treat conditions caused by excess of the hormone prolactin.
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